conceyven

Middle English

Alternative forms

conceive, conceyve, consaive, consayfe, consayve, conseyven, conseywe

Etymology

From Old French concevoir, from Latin concipiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔnˈsæi̯vən/, /kɔnˈsɛːvən/

Verb

conceyven

To become pregnant; to conceive.
To cause, lead to.
To absorb (draw up)
To feel (an emotion)
To notice; to observe
To understand; to comprehend:
1. To develop a viewpoint.
2. To plan; to plot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of conceyven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) conceyven, conceyve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	conceyve	conceyved
2nd-person singular	conceyvest	conceyvedest
3rd-person singular	conceyveth	conceyved
subjunctive singular	conceyve	conceyved
imperative singular	conceyve	—

plural¹	conceyven, conceyve	conceyveden, conceyvede
imperative plural	conceyveth, conceyve	—

participles	conceyvynge, conceyvende	conceyved, yconceyved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

Descendants

English: conceive

References

“conceiven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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